...with Alex and Rob.

This YouTube video player features the video episodes of the NFTOS Talk Show with Alex & Rob, plus three special features: "Semtazone Interview," "How to Open an Onigiri" and "Tokyo Shout Outs."

This is also a test to see if this blog will appear in my mixi.jp blog as it already does in asoboo.com.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Talk Show, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, YouTube, mixi, asoboo.com

Kickin' it "Fun Friday" style with Alex, and that means Kanj-of-the-Day, a book review of Body Language by Allan Pease, gestures, body language, a Korean word censored--can you guess what it was? Music by Tal Brott. Asahi Super Dry product placement (send us money), more impersonations by Alex, shoutouts to Okha a.k.a. Flying Koala, Charles Billard, Patrick Widdess and The Pink Cow in Shibuya (who we're borrowing the suit from). Also checkout our out-take video Tokyo Shout Outs.

Edited by Alex. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Tal Brott, Alex Brooke, Headstand Radio, Charles Billard, Okha a.k.a. Flying Koala, The Pink Cow, Learn Japanese

An outtake from Talk Show #42. Upcoming events in Tokyo.

Edit by Alex. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo

Dr. Alex Brooke MD, PhD, etc, shows you the proper way to brush (as only an Englishman can). Posted by his sexy nurse in drag (don't tell him I'm a man) Rob, because he was to lazy to do it. No, actually, he's probably got something better to do right now, like fixing some tea, or editing the next Loop Line video (#6) or Yamanote Line video (#3) or Talk Show (#42) or something like that...

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, dental, hygiene, brush, teeth, dents, toothbrush, mouth, oral, care, dientes, dentes, Life in Japan, health, 歯, 日本

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"Floating somewhere between allergy medicine and a few cups of Duvel beer, Rob and I embarked on our stream of consciousness out on the balcony. Cheap gloves, Kalashnikitty, clouds, Chopper Reid, Tokyo Cooney, shout outs to those down under and a visit from the afterlife by Terrence McKenna were just a few of the random things that floated into [and through] our heads." -Alex

A collaborative work of, um... Five Stars at least! -Rob

...shout outs galore! Hello TokyoCooney and MisterNES! (maybe see you tomorrow at the Croc)... Edited by Alex, can't you tell?

On YouTube

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. DJ El Gringo, �手, 五万両

A collage by captured on cellphone by Rob and set to music by Quest a.k.a. Hayden. Collage by Charles Billard captured by cell phone video camera with original audio--English, French and Japanese--set to music by Quest a.k.a. Hayden. For the first version uploaded sans music, click here.

Back in the summer I got a disk with 14 Quest tracks on it, from which I've drawn from quite liberally in recent Talk Shows. I'd like to upload some of them as .mp3s once I get a list of track names from Hayden.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Charles, Billard, Rob, Quest, Hayden, collage, art, Uehommachi, Osaka, Japan, Yannic, Alex Brooke, Learn, Japanese, French, voices, 大阪

By fakepilot who has other stuff up on NFTOS already. I'll try to track it all down, but why don't you have a look around in the meantime. There should be something in the "reports" folder and something else in the "music video" folder. He does amazing flash design. Check him out.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Fakepilot, more coming soon!

I found this video while doing a search for my college buddy Norville Parchment who has appeared under many guises on News From The Other Side. Cyber-stalking, I believe the act is called these days.

The credits read: "Marisa singing Ave Maria (accompaniment written by Norville Parchment, melody composed by Marisa) at the Supper Club."

I don't know much else about it at this point, except that it was uploaded by Phreddiva back in June of this year. Don't worry, I'm on it already!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: Marisa Lenhardt, Norville Parchment, chicks in corsets, opera, techno, techno-opera, technopera, Supper Club

Better late than never!

On YouTube.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Kanji of the Day, lesson, heavy, music, Quest a.k.a. Hayden, Pulp Fiction, gimp, Skype, Spanish, Portuguese, Gearhead Art Studios, Flo-Union, Halloween party, maids, lucha libre, ��, 日本語, 神楽�, �京, 日本

"Rastamuffin" a.k.a. Michael Rasmussen didn't lie, did lie (sort of), "Vino" a.k.a. Alexandre Vinokourov who is currently suspended for doping wants to build a training center in Italy, "Chechu" Rubiera and Chris Horner join Johan Bruyneel in Great Nation Kazahkstan (sp?), Hans correctly predicts a Washington Redskins loss to the Dallas Cowboys (American football), Barry Bonds, Whaling, Green Peace, American Citizenship Test (try to beat Rob's 80% before listening to the podcast!), "Liberals." Will you get bored before Hans did? Listen and find out!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: Michael Rasmussen, Vino, Alexandre Vinokourov, doping, Chechu, Rubiera, Chris Horner, Johan Bruyneel, Kazahkstan, Borat, NFL, Barry Bonds, Whaling, Green Peace, American Citizenship, Liberals

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Prams, Theremin, "proper instruments", cockney wankers having a go, fighting salarymen, Chavs, poetry, art, crap weather, the universe and everything were just a few topics Patrick Widdess and I talked about when I caught up with him last night on Skype. Unfortunately my computer died on me half way through and lost about 5 mins of Patrick talking about his latest radio show. But I have included links at the bottom so check them out.

I hope to be visiting Patrick in the UK when I fly over next month. I shall be sure to post the audio and visual results up here on this interconnected series of tubes. Posted by Alex.

P.S. Remind me to tell Alex he should interview Patrick about his WWOOFing adventures for LearnJapanesePod.com -Rob

Patrick's radio show: http://www.209radio.co.uk/shows/profile.php?show=headstand

This video is from the recent Mundo Popular 5 and it features Beakers Folklórico Japón performing a Japanese oldie. Below you'll find a detailed explanation about Hanko Kagurazaka's 1952 debut song 「�ん���ゃ������ (Konna Watashi Jya Nakattani). Check back in a few days after I've had a chance to sit down with Ryousuke, and I'll have the text edited.

「�ん���ゃ���������曲��。1952年 "神楽��ん�" ���歌手�debut song。

"Singer, Hanko Kagurazaka was "real" geisha in Kagurazaka, typical hana-machi (geisha town), center of Tokyo. Yaso Saijou (poet, lived in Kagurazaka) & Masao Koga (Biggest composer) found her talent of Hanko Kagurazaka as Singer.

At first, They wrote the song "KONNA WATASHI JYA NAKATTANI" for her debut at 1952, from Columbia Record. The song lyrics talking about painful, patience of geisha girl minds. Geisha girl fall in love with the man, one of her customers. but It is possible to meet only occasionally. Geisha girl love for man's sleeping face very well, and cry with hiding. (sob) Then she think about the day could meet with the man, and dreaming about the man, counting how many times she could meet with the man. She think "I am not like this" (like falling love with the man and cry with hiding).

Geisha Girl could not marry freely, The song sing about these geisha girls mind that they could not fall in love freely. And "Konna Watashi Jya Nakattani" use traditional carnival rhythm like samba, this rhythm called Ondo.

This 7-inch analogue records sometimes re-issued, in 60's & 70's. It were very well known one of "Geisha Songs" in Japan."

-Ryosuke Itoh

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Mundo Popular, Beakers Folklórico Japón, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, La Brasserie de l'Institut, Geisha songs, Ondo, Ichigaya, Kagurazaka, Hana-machi

Since MySpace has become availalbe in Japanese, there's been a considerable migration of friends and contacts coming over from mixi.jp. It's been a case of the usual suspects. Now it's twice as easy (or am I twice as busy?) keeping up with everyone's latest projects. Recent standouts include Handa and Sae (a.k.a. Amanadama)--both from Osaka--and Ryo Murakami from Tokyo.

These links should keep you busy for awhile!

Posted by Rob.

KTa☆brasil plays pandeiro, a Brazilian tambourine, at Samba-Nova, a monthly DJ event at Roots in Shibuya...

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, KTa☆brasil, Samba-Nova, Roots, Shibuya, Tokyo, pandeiro, tambourine, Brazil, percussion, DJ, event, live, Japan, パンデイロ, 音楽, 渋谷, �京, 日本

Running out of steam on a Thursday morning because I got up way too early, so I'm back on my futon...

(I posted this in a hurry, and as a result I'll need to listen to it again in order to give a better description of its full contents.)

A few mentions are in order though:

This podcast features a reading of Franz Kafka's "Poseidon" by Patrick Sheil, writer and frontman of Cambridge band Moth Conspiracy (www.mothconspiracy.net).

Closing music by Spoon via 4th of July on Lake Shore Drive (Chicago), a YouTube video from Mugtorte Please don't sue!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Franz Kafka, Poseidon, Patrick Sheil, Moth Conspiracy, Spoon, headstand, El Gringo, SambaNova, Cream Latte, Roots, Pink Cow, Shibuya, learnjapanesepod.com, chat, forums, story, Japan, Cambridge, UK

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Coming up this Saturday, the monthly SambaNova Brazilian dance party at Roots in Shibuya, and next weekend, it's the suave and civilized Cream Latte DJ event at The Pink Cow, also in Shibuya.

SambaNova will line up most of the usual suspects. I'll have more details, including the full roster, posted right here soon.

The following Saturday, 17 November, is Cream Latte, which is supported by Asoboo.com and sponsored by 180:productions:live, adds a member to its roster, Syril (MedVacances) who will be joining regulars Mateus Branco (a.k.a. Forensic DJ) and El Gringo (who recently appeared at The Pink Cow as La Gringa).

The visual designer will most likely be kila kila killa (Flo-Union).

Last time, Matt's guests recieved a free bottle of wine per table! What wonderful act of hospitality awaits his guests this time?

Come early and enjoy The Pink Cow's mouth watering buffet from 7:00 p.m. for a mere 2650円. Or, if you're just interested in drinks and the DJ event, come at 9:00 p.m. when there will be NO DOOR CHARGE.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Cream Latte, The Pink Cow, Mateus Branco, Forensic DJ, 180:productions:live, El Gringo, Syril, MedVacances

This guy makes some pretty interesting and entertaining videos about Tokyo. This is his vlog #39, which was posted on the 5th, so it's hot off the press!



Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Tokyo, Cooney, YouTube, Pipo, Kyuta, vlog, Japan, sushi, life, living, blog, police

Posted by Rob.

Tags:

Bunka-No-Hi, today's national holiday. T-Shirt of the day, what's happening in Tokyo this weekend, podcast idea, Facebook story, haiku, a phone call from overseas...

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Panic Living, Tokyo, 文化�日, Bunka no hi, Machitobi festa, Kagurazaka, Mundo Popular, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, music, live, facebook, �京

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What did we talk about? I don't remember. Sports or something?

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.ka. El Gringo, LearnJapanesePod, chat

This is our cycling season wrap-up show, and as usual we talk about much more than just cycling (and doping) news. Intro music by Stevie Wonder, not Lionel Richie as I erroneously stated.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Jaksche, Basso, Riis, Indurain, Bettini, DiLuca, Cunego, Saiz, Merckx, Giro di Lombardia, World's, Discovery, Slipstream, Astana

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